Radical Dharma with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Rev. angel Kyodo williams opens the dialogue on racism in America with Buddhists and social justice activists, from a radical dharma perspective. Rev. Kyodo williams’ perspective includes Buddhist concepts but … Continue reading
Janet Yellen: Rising Inequality
From the New Yorker: RISING INEQUALITY: JANET YELLEN TELLS IT LIKE IT IS The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concerns me. … It … Continue reading
Why we need cooperative accumulation
from Michael Bauwens, P2P Foundation: Editor: a bit of pretext: Economies of the future can go one of two ways: 1) amplification and acceleration of “survival of the fittest” in which … Continue reading
Bahuchara Mata
by Shaun Bartone Part I. As a Buddhist, I believe in deities. Or let’s say I have a certain relationship with deities that preceded becoming a Buddhist, and I see … Continue reading
#StayWoke: White Privilege and ‘Emptiness’
The following article by Christopher Raiche is a long overdue indictment of the doctrinal distortion perpetrated by North American Buddhists, a distortion of reality that leads to delusion and self-centred … Continue reading
Connecting the dots: why black lives must matter to the environmental movement
There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives. – Audre Lorde (photographed above) In the days since the police shot and … Continue reading
Beyond Development: The Commons as a New/Old Paradigm of Human Flourishing
by Michel Bauwens originally posted at https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/beyond-development-the-commons-as-a-newold-paradigm-of-human-flourishing/2016/07/06 On June 21, I gave a presentation to a number of staffers and others at the Agence Française de Développement in Paris outlining my vision … Continue reading
[Non]Self-as-Process
Q. What is non-self in Buddhism? Very simply, Self is Process. That explains 99% of anatta or “non-self”. You have a self, a functioning personality, but it is all process. … Continue reading
Buddhist Practice as Resilience
I’m moving away from the practice of Buddhism as “nirvana”, as permanent and total release from suffering. I’m moving toward the practice of Buddhism is “resilience”, as (1) the capacity … Continue reading
Ru Paul’s Closing Speech at Pride Toronto
Ru Paul talks about his daily practice of meditation, saying “Remember who you are. You are an extension of the Power that created this whole universe.”
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